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What's the secret of running an IT department at a major brokerage? To find out, Insurance Networking News asked Fred Danback. As principal and head of global technology services for Integro Insurance Brokers, Danback is charged with developing the technology infrastructure organization.

INN: What's the most important goal of an IT department?

FD: Information Technology is a large part of a company's capital budget. The IT department has to behave like a separate company-and the most important goal of any company is to understand its market. In other words,

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